Art (?) Notes “BEN KENOBI JEDI-NIGHT” This most juvenile of all of the pages must have been drawn in December 1977 – or very early 1978. I’m astonished at just how rudimentary the drawing is! You could be forgiven for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Will Ben go all Jedi on his Ass? A different version of the barroom bully steps in to harass Luke. Do you think this was before I ever even saw the comic? Art Notes This one looks even less like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
‘Zip – Boop, Boom – Blam’ At last – we’re in the Cantina, complete with the retrospectively named Figrin D’An and his band the Modal Nodes – playing their swingin’ brand ofJizz. I talk abot Dr.Evazan (snort!), how the crew nearly[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Original and Best I internet-troll myself, for making all of thosechanges to the original version of Star Wars – the Irish comic adaptation; and I wonder about ‘Sandtroopers’ and… ‘Droide’? Sandtroopers? When was that moniker invented? I was[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bad Cop, er… bad cop One of the Star Wars jigsaw puzzles gives me some inspiration, and Christopher Lee gets his BAFTA Fellowship. Art Notes Well… there’s not a huge amount to say about this one really. I really[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Gentle Ben, the Monklike Jedi, refers to his fellow creatures as… scum? And I reflect on the Force Awakens Trailers and TV Spots and whether we should be anxious about spoilers with a mere month to go until the new[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
First of the 2011 Pages! I mention the latest, Japanese Force Awakens trailer and give a shout-out to Rebel Force Radio and Jogcast Radio! (Originally written in Jan 2012) This must have been the longest gestating page in history! Please accept my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
c.1978–1979 | age 9–10? And so ends Pt.IV of the comic, with the burning Lars homestead and the tragic deaths of Owen and Beru. But Luke returns specifically to burn dead Jawas? I also take a little look at another[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So Many Emotions! I’ll briefly reflect on this disappointing later page – and then move onto my own thoughts about the New Star Wars Episode VII Trailer. Yaaaaay! And I’d love to read your own thoughts, by the way. “Yaaaay![…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Early-mid 1978 | 9 years old This is one of my favourite pages in the whole comic with loads of colour! Engage VTO! I reflect on the late Irvin Kershner, vertical-take off/Anti-Gravity, gruesome charred bodies, and burning piles. Ouch! But[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…